March Madness live bracket updates, scores: First Four continues with Miami (Ohio) vs. SMU

Yahoo Sports Staff Thu, March 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM UTC

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The 64-team first-round field of March Madness will be decided Tuesday night with the conclusion of the First Four.

The evening started with No. 16 seeds Prairie View A&M and Lehigh vying for the chance to take on the defending NCAA tournament champion Florida Gators. Prairie View A&M pulled away in the second half thanks to Dontae Horne’s 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals to earn the Panthers their first-ever NCAA tourney win.

Closing out the First Four on Wednesday night: Miami (OH) Redhawks takes on the SMU Mustangs. The winner will face No. 6 Tennessee in the first round. The Redhawks will certainly draw plenty of eyes after securing an at-large bid to the tournament following a 31-1 campaign and first-place finish (18-0 record) in the MAC. But still, they remain largely unproven with just a single top-100 victory back in January thanks to a soft schedule.

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Lehigh (-3.5) and SMU (-7.5) were favored to advance to the first round at BetMGM. In case you’re wondering, yes, we did have AI pick every game in the men’s tournament, and Claude is giving the edge to Lehigh and Miami (Ohio).

The Howard Bison and Texas Longhorns each secured their bids to the first round on Tuesday.

Men’s First Four schedule, how to watch March Madness

Miami (OH) vs. SMU start time: 9:15 p.m. ET TV channel/live stream: TruTV

Follow along with Yahoo Sports as the First Four continues Wednesday night with Prairie View A&M vs. Lehigh and Miami (OH) vs. SMU.

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